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2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

“Engineering Education: Industry Involvement and Interdisciplinary Trends”

April 3 - 5, 2014 University of BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A.

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Greetings from the General Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Conference Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Conference Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Plenary Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Professional Papers Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Student Papers Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Student Posters Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Sponsors, Donors and Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

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Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the organization and technical committees, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone 1 Conference, held at the University of Bridgeport on April 3-5, 2014.

The ASEE Zone 1 Conference is held once every 5-6 years and this issue of the Conference is anticipated to attract more than 1000 faculty, students and experts from academia and industry who are interested in engineering education, STEM Education, Research and Development in Engineering and Engineering Technology. The theme of the Conference is “Engineering Education: Industry Involvement and Interdisciplinary Trends.” The Conference is committed to fostering the exchange of ideas, enhancing teaching methods and curricula, and providing prime networking opportunities for faculty members, students and industry and government representatives.

The Conference features professional research papers sessions, in addition to student papers sessions and student posters presentations. The Conference also hosts panels, workshops, tutorials, plenary sessions and industry exhibits, and features several prominent speakers. We look forward to a rich and varied program, and many presentations on the cutting-edge of research within various engineering disciplines. Topics to be covered through the various conference tracks include, but are not limited to:

Engineering design, performance and optimization, manufacturing, nanotechnology, chemical engineering, environmental engineering and energy, civil engineering, biotechnology, software engineering, computing, technology management, robotics, mechatronics, modeling, simulation, engineering innovation, mechanical design, new materials, electrical engineering and electronics, aerospace engineering and bioengineering.

The program also includes several social events throughout the duration of the Conference, in addition to excursion opportunities in Connecticut.

We look forward to your participation and hope that you will enjoy the conference.

Best regards,

Tarek Sobh, Ph.D., P.E.

Greetings from the General Chair

Tarek Sobh, Ph.D., P.E.

ASEE 2014 Zone 1 Conference General Chair Senior Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research Dean of the School of Engineering Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Bridgeport

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Dr. Navarun GuptaOrganization ChairAssociate Professor, Chair of Electrical Engineering

Dr. Navarun Gupta is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of Bridgeport. He also serves as the Department Chair there. Dr. Gupta received his Ph.D. from Florida International University in Miami. He has two master’s degrees - one in Physics from Georgia State University and another in Electrical Engineering from Mercer University. He is the past chair of ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), Northeast Section. Dr. Gupta’s research interests lie in signal processing, and its applications in audio and bio signals.

Dr. Tarek SobhGeneral ChairVice President for Graduate Studies and ResearchDean of the School of Engineering

Professor Tarek M. Sobh received the B.Sc. in Engineering degree with honors in Computer Science and Automatic Control from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt in 1988, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer and Information Science from the School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and 1991, respectively. He is currently the Senior Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Dean of the School of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Bridgeport (UB), Connecticut; the Founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Robotics, Intelligent Sensing, and Control (RISC) laboratory; the Founder of the High-Tech Business Incubator at UB (CTech IncUBator), and a Professor of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Sobh is a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences and a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.

Conference Leadership

Dr. Elif KongarProgram Technical Committee ChairAssociate Professor, Technology Management Ph.D. Program Director

Dr. Elif Kongar is an Associate Professor at the Universityof Bridgeport. During her tenure in the Departments of Technology Management and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport (UB), she established research and graduate concentrations and coursework in severalareas including simulation and modeling, service management and engineering, and economic /environmental sustainability. She is also serving as the Director of the Technology Management Ph.D. programwhile leading the development of blended and distance learning curricula at the department. Dr. Kongar is the author of numerous journal and conference papers, and has presented her work at various national and international conferences. She is a member of the ASEE, SWE, Scientific Research Society, Sigma Xi, the Industrial Engineering Honor Society, Alpha Pi Mu, the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

Dr. Xingguo XiongStudent Papers Technical Committee ChairAssociate Professor, School of Engineering

Xingguo Xiong is an associate professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Bridgeport, CT. He obtained his B.S. in Physics in 1994 from Wuhan University, China. He obtained his first Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering in July 1999 from Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. He obtained his second Ph.D degree in Computer Engineering in July 2005 from University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. His research area includes MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems), nanotechnology, as well as low power VLSI design and VLSI testing. He is the recipient of Recipient of 2009 Northeast ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education) Outstanding Teacher Award.


Dr. Joyce HuStudent Posters Technical Committee ChairChair, Departments of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Junling (Joyce) Hu is an associate professor and chair of Mechanical Engineering at University of Bridgeport. Dr. Hu received her B.E. and M.E. in Thermal Engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Her research has been focused on studying the transport phenomena (transport of heat, mass and momentum) in a wide range of applications, including manufacturing and materials processing, fuel cell design, thermal management of electronics, wellbore circulation in drilling operation, and vehicle aerodynamics. Her work has been published in prestigious journals and conferences. She is the Director of the Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at UB. Dr. Hu is a member of ASME, ASEE, and AWS.

Dr. Paul P. BotosaniPosters Technical Committee Co-ChairProfessor, Fairfield University

Dr. Botosani is the founder of Engineering Laboratories and Automation Program at the School of Engineering, Fairfield University. He obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering with the concentration in Automation and Telecommunication. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Botosani is involved with the ASEE for more than 30 years wearing multiple hats: serving as a conference committee member, chair or co-chair of the student poster competition, organizer, membership chair, etc. Seven Awards was given to him for his contribution to ASEE. He also received the “Outstanding Zone Campus Representative Award”. Dr. Botosani has more than 30 years of teaching experience. He supervised hundreds of projects as well as MS theses. He developed and introduced many new undergraduate/graduate courses, new teaching / research laboratories in his area of expertise. He is the recipient of the 1989 - 1990 Fairfield University, School of Engineering “Outstanding Faculty Service Award”.

Dr. Buket BarkanaWorkshops Committee ChairAssociate Professor, School of Engineering

Buket D. Barkana received the B.S. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Anatolia University, Eskisehir, Turkey in 1994, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the ESOGU, Eskisehir, Turkey in 1997 and 2005, respectively. She worked as a full time faculty at Anatolia University from 1995-1999; and worked as a Research Assistant at the ESOGU from 1999-2001. Dr. Barkana joined University of Bridgeport in January 2007, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. Her research and teaching interests include digital signal and image processing, and innovations in engineering education.

Dr. Hassan BajwaStudent Paper Awards Committee ChairAssistant Professor, School of Engineering

Dr. Hassan Bajwa received his BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University of New York in 1998. From 1998 to 2001 he worked for Software Spectrum and IT Factory Inc, NY. He received his MS from the City College of New York in 2003, and his Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from City University of New York in 2007. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Bridgeport. His research interests are low power VLSI, Nano-circuit fabrics and nano-technology. His research interests include modeling and simulation of nano-electronic architectures, flexable electronics, RF circuit design, bio-electronics, nanostructured and nanoscale antennas for biomedical applications.

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Dr. Khaled ElleithyWeb/Publicity Committee ChairAssociate Dean for Graduate Programs Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Dr. Elleithy is the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He is a professor of Computer Science and Engineering. He has research interests are in the areas of wireless sensor networks, mobile communications, network security, quantum computing, and formal approaches for design and verification. He has published more than two hundred fifty research papers in international journals and conferences in his areas of expertise.

Dr. Elleithy is the editor or co-editor for 12 books by Springer. He is a member of technical program committees of many international conferences as recognition of his research qualifications. He served as a guest editor for several International Journals. Also, he is the General Chair of the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering virtual conferences.

Dr. Miad FaezipourSpeakers Committee ChairAssistant Professor School of Engineering

Miad Faezipour is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science & Engineering and Biomedical Engineering programs at the University of Bridgeport and the director of the Digital/Biomedical Embedded Systems & Technology (D-BEST) Lab since July 2011. Prior to joining UB, she has been a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Texas at Dallas collaborating with the Center for Integrated Circuits and Systems and the Quality of Life Technology laboratories. She received the B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research interests lie in the broad area of biomedical signal processing and behavior analysis techniques, high-speed packet processing architectures, and digital/embedded systems. Dr. Faezipour is a member of IEEE, EMBS and IEEE Women in Engineering.

Dr. Neal LewisExhibits Committee Chair: Associate Professor School of Engineering

Dr. Neal Lewis received his Ph.D. in engineering management in 2004 and B.S. in chemical engineering in 1974 from the University of Missouri – Rolla (now the Missouri University of Science and Technology), and his MBA in 2000 from the University of New Haven. He is an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He has over 25 years of industrial experience, having worked at Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Prior to UB, he has taught at UMR, UNH, and Marshall University.

Dr. Semahat Demir, Advisory Committee ChairRector, Istanbul Kultur University

Dr. Semahat Demir has 22 years experience in academic research, 10 years experience in teaching in academia, 2 years experience in medical industry and 7.5 years experience in research funding administration and science/public diplomacy in the US federal government. Currently she is the Rector of Istanbul Kultur University (Istanbul, Turkey). She is an Honorary Research Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2008), Joint Biomedical Engineering Program of University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. In 2009, she was selected as an Embassy Science Fellow by USA Department of State. Dr. Demir promotes scientific education and outreach, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in the fields of engineering, sciences, technology, mathematics, medicine and life sciences, and the development of research collaborations and diversity partnerships.


Dr. Jani Macari PallisSponsorship Committee ChairAssociate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Jani Macari Pallis is the founder and CEO of Cislunar Aerospace, Inc., an engineering and research firm located inSan Francisco, California. With a background in biomedical industrial, mechanical and aeronautical engineer, she specializes in fluid dynamics, with an emphasis on air, space and marine vehicles, sports equipment, and the relationship between athletic injuries and equipment. Pallis has conducted leading edge research and development for organizations such as NASA, the Department of Energy, the US Air Force, Daimler Benz, and Quantum Parachutes. She has applied the same science and engineering skills to a variety of marine sports as well as tennis, volleyball, winter and wheelchair sports. As the lead aerodynamicist from Cislunar Aerospace to the Hawaiian America’s Cup XXX (1999-2000) challenger, she and her staff conducted computer simulations on new sail and mast designs.

Dr. Prabir PatraPanels Committee ChairAssistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Prabir Patra, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Program Director, Biomedical Engineering received his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. He did his postdoctoral research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Rice University.

Dr. Jeremy (Zheng) LiTeacher Award Committee ChairAssociate Professor, School of Engineering

Dr. Jeremy (Zheng) Li is an associate professor in ME department at School of Engineering in University of Bridgeport. He joins UB as full time faculty from September 2007 where he previously taught as an adjunct faculty for 8 years. He had many year research and engineering experiences in US biomedical / surgical industry, US military / defense contract, automated / high speed machinery design and development, and automated manufacturing processes control. He has earned his B.S. and M.S. degree in mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering and automation control.

Dr. Linfeng ZhangTutorials Committee ChairAssistant Professor, School of Engineering

Linfeng Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport (UB). He joined the UB Electrical Engineering faculty in 2007 and establish Renewable Energy Research Lab. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State University in 2006. His teaching and research interests include renewable energy, energy management, and thin-film chemical sensor. He has published his research articles in different peer-reviewed journals, including Physics Review-B, Sensors and Actuators-B, Energy Conversion and Management, and IEEE Sensor Journal.

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2:45 - 3:00 Break (Coffee available at the Student Center and Library 5th floor)

3:00 - 4:15

Student Papers Parallel Sessions [2] – Magnus Wahlstrom Library, Mandeville & Carlson Halls

Plenary Session – 152, Carlson Hall3:00 – 3:25 Reaction-Time Based Autonomy for Human-Machine-Interaction - Dr. Essam Badreddin, University of Heidelberg3:25 – 3:50 Trends in Smart Manufacturing and Product Creation - Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of District of Columbia3:50 – 4:15 Design of Quantum Magnets - Dr. Anirban Misra, North Bengal University

4:30 - 5:30 Middle Atlantic Section Executive Committee Meeting – Meeting Room 1, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

St. Lawrence Section Executive Committee Meeting – Meeting Room 6, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

5:30 - 6:30 Reception – Tower Room, ABC Building

6:30 - 9:00

Conference BanquetOutstanding Teacher Award (Mid-Atlantic, St. Lawrence, NE Section), Outstanding Campus Representative Award (Mid-Atlantic, St. Lawrence, NE Section), Student Poster AwardsSpeech, Dr. Katsushi Ikeuchi, The University of Tokyo – Art Gallery, ABC Building

11:30 - 4:00 Open Registration - 1st Floor, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

1:00 - 2:30

Workshop [1] - Education Connection - Discovery Pavilion, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Tutorial [1] - Instructing Solar PV Laboratories – 500A, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Tutorial [2] The Urgency for Systems Engineering Education - 500D, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

2:30 - 2:45 Break (Coffee available at the Magnus Wahlstrom Library, 5th floor)

2:45 - 4:15

Workshops [2] - IEEE Electron Devices Society – 500A, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Workshop [3] - Discovery Museum and Planetarium– 500D, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Tutorial [3] - Engineering and Career Trends in the Power and Energy Sector– Discovery Pavilion, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Thursday Events - April 3, 2014

8:00 - 6:00 Open Registration - 1st Floor, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

8:45 - 10:00 Professional Papers Parallel Sessions [1] – Magnus Wahlstrom Library


10:15 - 11:00 Keynote Speech, Dr. Atam Dhawan, New Jersey Institute of Technology - Great Room, Student Center


11:15 - 12:30

Student Papers Parallel Sessions [1] – Magnus Wahlstrom Library, Mandeville & Carlson Hall

Panel [1] - Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Biomedical Nanotechnology – 152, Carlson Hall

Student Poster Competition – Social Room, Student Center

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch & Speech, Dr. Damir Novosel, Quanta-Technology – Great Room, Student Center

1:30 - 2:45

Professional Papers Parallel Sessions [2] – Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Panel [2] - Automated, Intelligent and Additive Technologies – 152, Carlson Hall

Student Poster Competition – Social Room, Student Center

Friday Events - April 4, 2014Note: Exhibits are open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Social Room – Student Center.

Conference Schedule

8:30 - 9:30 Northeast Section Executive Committee Meeting – Meeting Room 6, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

9:00 - 2:00 Open Registration* – 1st Floor, Magnus Wahlstrom Library

9:45 - 11:00 Professional Papers Parallel Sessions – Magnus Wahlstrom Library

11:00 - 11:15 Break - (Coffee available at the Magnus Wahlstrom Library 5th floor)

11:15 - 12:30 Student Papers Parallel Sessions – Magnus Wahlstrom Library & Carlson Hall

12:30 - 1:30

Lunch - Great Room, Student CenterStudent and Professional Paper Awards PresentationUpdate from Zone I Chair of ASEE, Dr. Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University – Great Room, Student CenterSpeech, Dr. David McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst – Great Room, Student Center

2:00Conference ExcursionsMohegan Sun Casino Tour Shuttle – Tower Clock, Park Ave.Space Day at the Discovery Museum – Tower Clock, Park Ave.

Saturday Events - April 5, 2014Note: Exhibits are open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Social Room – Student Center.

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Conference Keynote Speech – Friday, April 4th, 10:15 -11:00 am.

Dr. Atam P. DhawanProfessor and Chairperson Electrical & Computer Engineering Department New Jersey Institute of Technology

Atam P. Dhawan obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba, all in Electrical Engineering. From 1985-2000, he held faculty positions in Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Radiology departments at University of Houston, University of Cincinnati, University of Texas, University of Texas Medical Center (Dallas) and University of Toledo. In July 2000, he joined NJIT where he served as the Chair

of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for nine years. Currently he is Distinguished Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Executive Director of Undergraduate Research and Innovation. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Radiology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Dr. Dhawan is Fellow of the IEEE for his contributions in medical imaging and image analysis. He is also an elected Fellow of the American Society of Biological and Medical Engineering. He has published more than 215 research articles in refereed journals, books, and conference proceedings. His current research interests are medical imaging, multi-modality medical image analysis, adaptive learning and pattern recognition. His research work has been funded by NIH, NSF and several industries.

Conference Banquet Speech – Friday, April 4th, 6:30 pm.

Dr. Katsushi IkeuchiInstitute of Industrial ScienceUniversity of Tokyo

Dr. Katsushi Ikeuchi is a Professor at the University of Tokyo. He received a Ph.D. degree in Information Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1978. After working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AI Lab for two years, Electrotechnical Lab, Japan for five years, and Carnegie Mellon University for ten years, he joined the university in 1996. His research interest spans computer vision, robotics, and computer graphics. He has received several awards, including

the IEEE Marr Award, IEEE R&A K-S Fu Memorial Best Transaction Paper award and the ICCV2011 Significant Researcher Award. In addition, in 1992, his paper, “Numerical Shape from Shading and Occluding Boundaries,” was selected as one of the most influential papers to have appeared in Artificial Intelligence Journal within the past ten years. He was selected as the most active distinguished lecturer of the IEEE RAS in 2010. He has been elected as a fellow of IEEE since 1998.

He has served as the program/general chairman of several international conferences, including 1995 IEEE-IROS (General), 1996 IEEE-CVPR (Program), 1999 IEEE-ITSC (General) and 2003 ICCV (Program). He is an Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Computer Vision.

Speakers

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Lunch Speech II – Saturday, April 5th, 12:40 – 1:30 pm.

Dr. David McLaughlin, Director of the Engineering Research Center for CASAUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst

David McLaughlin is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass Amherst and Director of the Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA). CASA is a national-scale research project involving nearly 200 people from 19 different organizations pursuing a 10-year goal of revolutionizing our ability to predict

and respond to extreme weather events.

A proud alumnus of UMass Amherst, David grew up in the Boston area suburbs tinkering with robots and radios. His father, a civil engineer, told him that electrical engineering was a good career path, and by the time he was in seventh grade, David set his sights on becoming an electrical engineer. He studied electrical engineering as a UMass undergraduate from 1980 – 1984 and as a graduate student from 1984 – 1989. His PhD advisor and mentor, the late Professor Robert McIntosh inspired him to become a professor and taught him how to think big and to communicate his ideas effectively. After finishing his PhD, he spent 10 years on the engineering faculty at Northeastern University where he created the Radar Systems Laboratory and led that university’s development of a BS Degree program in Computer Engineering. He joined the faculty of the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst in 2000.

Lunch Speech I – Friday, April 4th, 12:30 – 1:30 pm.

Dr. Damir NovoselPresidentQuanta-Technology, LLC

Damir Novosel is president of Quanta Technology, a subsidiary of Quanta Services, a Fortune 500 company. Previously, he was vice president of ABB Automation Products and president of KEMA T&D US. Damir is one of the nation’s leading business and technology leaders in the areas

of T&D power systems and utility automation. He has developed and helped implement a number of pioneering concepts, methods, and products that improved reliability and efficiency of power grids.

Damir was elected to National Academy of Engineers in 2014 and is IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) President Elect. He served as chair of the PES Technical Council and Vice President of technology from 2010 to 2012.Dr. Novosel holds 16 US and international patents and published over 100 articles in Transactions, Journals and Proceedings, receiving PES 2011 and 2013 Prize Paper Awards. He has led or participated in numerous industry standards, publications and other initiatives.

He holds PhD and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University, where he was a Fulbright scholar, and the University of Zagreb, Croatia, respectively.

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Technical Sessions

Professional Paper Presentation Sessions

The 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone 1 conference theme “Engineering Education: Industry Involvement and Interdisciplinary Trends” allows interpretation of educational research in a broad manner. Therefore, the professional paper track includes state of the art research reporting the most recent outcomes of various engineering disciplines and include post doctoral, Ph.D. dissertation, or master’s project and thesis related research. The professional track also includes significant contributions to STEM education while reporting the outcomes of new classroom learning methods along with manuscripts that further the debate on educational issues. Professional papers are peer reviewed by at least two experts in the related areas.

Student Paper Presentation Sessions

Engineering education targets the needs of industry, and relevant industries should be encouraged to participate in engineering education endeavors. Furthermore, nowadays technology is demonstrating a trend toward interdisciplinary research and development activities. Many technological problems require the collaboration of engineers from diverse engineering, science and technology fields and backgrounds. The student paper track includes undergraduate and graduate student papers, which address the various challenges and paradigms within Engineering and Engineering Technology Educational and Research efforts. Student papers are peer reviewed by at least two experts in the related areas.

Student Poster Presentation Sessions

Students are encouraged to present their on-going or finished projects. Poster abstracts have been submitted by graduate and undergraduate students and reviewed by the Posters Technical Committee. Posters will be presented by students and judged during the Conference on Friday, April 4, 2014, starting at 11:00 am.

Awards

Outstanding Teacher Award (NE Section)

The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is committed to excellence in the instruction of engineering and engineering technology students and will recognize an outstanding engineering or engineering technology educator from the Northeast Section.This individual is then nominated as Northeast Section’s representative for the ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Medal for 2014.

The Award:The award, presented at the spring meeting of Zone I, consists of a certificate of recognition.

Qualifications:Candidates must be members of the ASEE Northeast Section who teach any subject included in an ABET accredited engineering or engineering technology curriculum, including faculty teaching courses at two-year or community colleges. Those teaching humanities and social studies, mathematics, science, applied science and computing science are also eligible. The award recipient must agree to attend the spring meeting at which the award is presented; otherwise, the award will be given to the next highest ranked candidate who agrees to attend. Exceptions will be made for emergency conditions. Currently serving officers of the Northeast Section and members of the Awards Committee are not eligible for nomination.

Evaluation:1. Classroom Performance2. Teaching Scholarship Contributions3. ASEE and Local Participation

Candidates not selected for this year’s award will automatically be considered for the next year’s award. These candidates will be afforded the opportunity to update their applications.

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Awards

Professional Paper Awards

This year, the American Society for Engineering Education, the University of Bridgeport and industry partners are offering several paper awards to authors of exceptional quality papers. The winning papers will be announced during the Saturday lunch at 12:30 pm.

ASEE Best Paper Award ($300)

This award is established to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of engineering education with a particular focus on the ASEE Zone 1 Conference theme: “Engineering Education: Industry Involvement and Interdisciplinary Trends.” Research demonstrating commitment to fostering the exchange of ideas, enhancing teaching methods and curricula, and providing prime networking opportunities for faculty members, students and industry and government representatives is especially encouraged.

Decisyon, Inc. Big Data Analytics Award ($300)

Today, both fast growing emerging markets and established economies are producing increasingly large streams of structured and unstructured data that need to be harnessed and leveraged to improve the speed and quality of corporate decision making. Therefore, this award will be presented to the professional paper that demonstrates significant contributions to the academic and industrial software solutions that integrate data analysis, planning and execution to improve decision making in an operational business process such as manufacturing, supply chain or customer service operations. Special emphasis will be given to the research that considers real life solutions to decision making problems via utilization and analysis of large volumes of data.

e-Richards Consulting Award ($100)

Technology advancement is one of the major forces that drive economic growth. Therefore, this award will be presented to the professional paper for significant contributions to the IT related community. The priority will be given to the contributions of lasting and major importance to the improvement of personal skills in IT and related engineering fields such as computer science. Special emphasis will be given to the research that considers changing landscape of technology.

John F. Welch College of Business Digital Marketing Award ($300)

The marketing field has gone through tremendous change while integrating the latest technology-driven advances in data collection, analysis, targeting, communicating, and selling capabilities. Myriads of new business models are appearing in the marketplace – all making use of new software solutions. This award will be given to the top paper at the cross-roads of technology and marketing. Specifically, the paper should indicate in an applied manner how a particular software or technology can be used to advance the marketing capabilities of a firm.

University of Bridgeport School of Engineering Award ($250)

This award will be given to the best written and presented paper at the conference; both for overall excellence and intellectual merit. Preference will be given to research endeavors with the greatest positive impact on engineering practices and approaches towards solving pertinent industrial problems.

Xerox Foundation Award ($300)

An open and diverse scientific community is crucial in the development of world-class talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Therefore, this award will be presented to the professional paper that focuses on developing systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women, underprivileged, and underrepresented groups in STEM education and careers. Papers discussing opportunities, developing models, and creating solutions and hence contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce are especially encouraged.

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Awards

Student Poster Competition Awards

The ASEE, the University of Bridgeport and industry partners sponsored several monetary awards for the highest ranking, presented posters.

Competition placement will be based on a comparison of comments from at least four judges. As a result, the judges will spend time talking to the presenters, asking questions and listening their description of project and contributions. The judges will be aware that the projects being presented may not have been completed at the time of competition. Accordingly, physical demonstrations will not be a component of judging.

The selection of the winning presentations will be based on:1. Clarity of poster and oral presentations2. Quality of Methodological Approach3. Overall responses to the judges’ questions4. Completeness of work

The poster awards will be announced at the Conference banquet on Friday, April 4, 2014.

Graduate Students Paper Awards:First Place: $300Second Place: $200Third Place: $100Honorable Mentions

Undergraduate Students Paper Awards:First Place: $300Second Place: $200Third Place: $100Honorable Mentions

Student Paper Awards

Several student paper awards will be given at the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone 1 Conference. All students’ papers submitted at the Conference will be considered for the Paper Awards. The finalists for Paper Awards will be selected by a panel of judges based on the originality, quality and scientific merit of the paper. At least one author from each of the finalists is required to attend the Conference and make an oral presentation.

The student paper awards will be conferred upon the author(s) based on their presentations at the Conference, in addition to the quality of the accepted paper. The quality and content of the presentation and the level of interaction with the audience during the Q&A session will be utilized by the judges in the selection process. The winning papers will be announced during the Saturday lunch at 12:30 pm.

Graduate Students Paper Awards:First Place: $300Second Place: $200Third Place: $100Honorable Mentions

Undergraduate Students Paper Awards:First Place: $300Second Place: $200Third Place: $100Honorable Mentions

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PanelsWorkshops

Panels

The Conference will host the following 3 panels:

1. Panel – Friday, April 4th, 11:15 am – 12:30 pm – 152 Carlson Hall

Panelists:Dr. Russel Heinrich, CooperSurgical, Inc.Dr. Shankar Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of TechnologyDr. Prabir Patra, University of BridgeportDr. Miad Faezipour, University of BridgeportTheme: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Biomedical Nanotechnology

2. Panel – Friday, April 4th, 1:30 – 2:45 pm – 152 Carlson Hall

Panelists:Ms. Theodora Saunders, SikorskyMr. Anatoly Zayaruzny, ZAYA-RUZO Street OrgansDr. Zheng (Jeremy) Li, University of BridgeportTheme: Automated, Intelligent and Additive Technologies

3. Plenary Sessions – Friday, April 4th, 3:00 – 4.15 pm – 152 Carlson Hall

Speakers in the Plenary Session:3:00 – 3:25 Dr. Essam Badreddin, University of Heidelberg, Reaction-time Based Autonomy For Human-Machine-Interaction3:25 – 3:50 Dr. Devdas Shetty, University of District of Columbia, Trends in Smart Manufacturing and Product Creation3:50 – 4:15 Dr. Anirban Misra, North Bengal University, Design of Quantum Magnets

Workshops

Each workshop will provide a forum to address a specific topic on an aspect of Multidisciplinary Engineering Education and Research, and Industry Involvement in Engineering Endeavors at Institutions of Higher Education in the U.S., which are the main themes of the Conference.

Workshop Session 1 – Thursday, April 3th, 1:00 – 2:30 pm – Discovery Pavilion, Magnus Wahlstrom LibraryEducation Connection - Improving Engineering Education through Technology Integration and the Development of 21st Century Inquiry Skills: An Innovative Approach to Pre-service Teacher Education

PresentersJonathan Costa, Director of School and Program Services, Education ConnectionMhora Lorentson, Director of the Center for Collaborative Evaluation and Strategic Change, Education Connection

Workshop Session 2A – Thursday, April 3th, 2:45 – 4:15 pm – 500A Magnus Wahlstrom Library

IEEE Electron Devices Society - Engineers Demonstrating Science: An Engineer Teacher Connection: The EDS-ETC Program.

PresentersCarmen Lilley, Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern UniversityChristopher Jannuzzi, EDS Executive Director, IEEEFernando Guarín, Senior Engineer/Scientist, IBM Microelectronics SRDC

Workshop Session 2B – Thursday, April 3th, 2:45 – 4:15 pm – 500D Magnus Wahlstrom LibraryDiscovery Museum and Planetarium – Space Science Experience at the Discovery Museum

PresentersDanielle LaChance, Instructor, Discovery Museum and PlanetariumDavid James Mestre, Director of Space Science Education, Discovery Museum and PlanetariumLynn Harris Olins, Director of Education, Discovery Museum and PlanetariumMelinda M. Gremse, Instructor, Discovery Museum and Planetarium

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Tutorials

The goal of a tutorial is to provide an informal forum for researchers or educators to discuss, present and elaborate on important and emerging areas relating to an aspect of Multidisciplinary Engineering Education and Research; and Industry Involvement in Engineering Endeavors at Institutions of Higher Education in the U.S.; which are the main themes of the Conference.

Tutorial 1 – Thursday, April 3th, 1:00 – 2:30 pm – 500A Magnus Wahlstrom LibraryInstructing Solar PV Laboratories - Michael Paradis, Department of Energy SITN Solar Photovoltaic Instructor.

This tutorial will present and describe the most common components currently being used in solar PV systems. Also, two different solar PV installation training units will be presented, and their corresponding laboratory activities will be discussed.

Tutorial 2 – Thursday, April 3th, 1:00 – 2:30 pm – 500D Magnus Wahlstrom Library

The Urgency for Systems Engineering Education - Theodora Saunders, Mgr, Sys Engrg/Mfg Tech, Sikorsky Aircraft.

This tutorial will provide an overview of Systems Engineering, and the skills required by the systems engineering practitioners capable of meeting the 21st century challenges. The urgency for developing systems engineering practitioners will be addressed and a synergistic and collaborative approach among Government, Academia and Industry will be proposed.

Tutorial 3 – Thursday, April 3th, 2:45 – 4:15 pm – Discovery Pavilion, Magnus Wahlstrom LibraryEngineering and Career Trends in the Power and Energy Sector - George Berntsen, Senior. Mgr. Elect. & Controls Eng, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

Sustainability, energy efficiency, environmental and resiliency concerns represent major societal trends that are driving innovation in the electric power system. This tutorial will highlight change-enabling technologies and the exciting career opportunities that are emerging in the grid of the future from the speaker’s perspective as a Senior Engineering Manager at FuelCell Energy and Connecticut Chapter Chair of the IEEE Power & Energy Society.

Tutorials

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Professional Papers Program

Friday 4-Apr 8:45-10 amSession F-1-1

Engineering Education Tools and Methods II

Discovery Pavilion - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Steven P. Marra [email protected] The Johns Hopkins University

8:45 9:00 95 Matthew Baideme, Cristian Robbins, Jeffrey Starke – United States Military Academy

A Model to Build, Assess, and Reflect on Students’ Metacognition through the Classroom Debate of Controversial Environmental Issues

9:00 9:15 78 Vazgen Shekoyan – Quensborough Community College

Moving towards problems assignments with reduced goal-specificity in introductory STEM courses

9:15 9:30 62 Girma Tewolde – Kettering University Robots and Smartphones for Attracting Students to Engineering Education

9:30 9:45 72 Thomas Dodson, Nicholas Mattei University of New South Wales, Joshua T. Guerin – University of Tennessee at Martin, Judy Goldsmith University of Kentucky, Joan M. Mazur – University of Tennessee at Martin

Lessons Learned from Development of a Software Tool to Support Academic Advising

9:45 10:00 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONFriday 4-Apr 8:45-10 am

Session F-1-2

Innovations in Student Learning 500A - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Tomás Estrada [email protected] Elizabethtown College

8:45 9:00 90 Yves Ngabonziza, Hendrick Delcham – City University of New York

The Enhancement of Students Learning Through COMSOL Simulation Projects

9:00 9:15 58 Beverly Woolf, Enid Sichel, Mark Floryan – University of Massachusetts

Web-based Personalized Laboratories for Engineering Students

9:15 9:30 56 Amanda Marie Spiewak – University of New Haven

A Life Cycle Approach to Chemistry Laboratories in Higher Education Institutions

9:30 9:45 82 Tomislav Bujanovic, Prasanta – Ghosh Syracuse University

Laboratory Experiments for Enhanced Learning of Electromechanical Devices

9:45 10:00 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSION



500B - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Katherine S. Ziemer [email protected] Northeastern University

8:45 9:00 28 Joseph Betthauser, Daniel Benavides, Jeff Schornick, Neal O’Hara, Jimit Patel, Jeremy Cole, Edgar Lobaton – North Carolina State University

WolfBot: A Distributed Mobile Sensing Platform for Research and Education

9:00 9:15 80 Melody Baglione – Cooper Union Building Sustainability into Control Systems: Preliminary Assessment of a New Facilities-Based and Hands-On Teaching Approach

9:15 9:30 112 Dr. Julie N. Renner, Dr. Kathy E. Ayers – Proton OnSite

Exploring Electrochemical Technology: A Perspective on the ASEE/NSF Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship

9:30 9:45 38 Kyle Pustola, Can B. Aktas – University of New Haven

Quantifying Sustainable Improvements: Interactions of Energy Efficient Construction Techniques and Estimating Their Efficiency


Session F-1-4

Engineering Education and Industry I

500C - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Gad J. Selig [email protected] University of Bridgeport

8:45 9:00 81 Keith M Gardiner – Lehigh University Professional Education for the 21st Century Workforce

9:00 9:15 63 Carolyn Jean Sher-DeCusatis, Casimer DeCusatis – New York City College of Technology

Developing a Software Defined Networking Curriculum Through Industry Partnerships

9:15 9:30 105 Tara Kulkarni – Norwich University Service learning projects in environmental engineering courses: Models of community engagement activities

9:30 9:45 14 Abdullah Ibrahim Almhaidib – King Saud University

Aspects of collaborations of college of engineering at King Saud University with industry


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Technology and Engineering Education

500D - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Prof. Dan Tenney [email protected] 3M

8:45 9:00 93 Joseph Chen, Mark Molnar – Bradley University

Reintroducing Six Sigma DMAIC Processes using a Hands on Approach

9:00 9:15 103

Dan Tenney, Naif Jalal – University of Bridgeport

Use of Smart Table in Educational Institutions to Enhance Student Learning Performance

9:15 9:30 89 Madina Mansurova, Darkhan Akhmed-Zaki, Anna Pyrkova Al - Farabi Kazabi Kazakh National University

Development of courses directed on formation of competences demanded on the market of IT technologies

9:30 9:45 91 Maeda Hanafi, Amal Abdel-Raou – Southern Connecticut State University

Software Maintenance from the Change Theory Perspective


Session F-1-6

Engineering Education and Industry II

CELT Room - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Mark Richards [email protected] e-Richards Consulting

8:45 9:00 66 Teresa Piliouras, Pui Lam Raymond Yu, Kristin Villanueva, Holly Robillard, Yingxin Chen, Michael Berson Best We Can Be, Inc. Jeanne R. Lauer, Garret Sampel, Daniel Lapinski, Maigh Attre – AITE High School

A Deeper Understanding of Technology is Needed for Workforce Readiness – Playing Games, Texting, and Tweets Aren’t Enough to Make Students Tech-Savvy

9:00 9:15 110 Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Mike Kelley – Norwich University Steve Beyerlein University of Idaho

Using the EPSA Rubric to Evaluate Student Work on Ethics Case Studies in a Professional Issues Course

9:15 9:30 60 Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Educating Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Students about Energy Analysis

9:30 9:45 85 Franco Capaldi – Merrimack College Mastery Learning in Statics Using the STEMSI Online Learning Environment

9:45 10:00 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONFriday 4-Apr 1:30-2:45 pm

Session F-2-1

Energy Sustainability in Engineering Education


Chair Dr. Can Aktas [email protected] University of New Haven

1:30 1:45 69 Ostap Lisowitch – University of New Haven

Quantifying Benefits of Energy Starring an Average New England Home

1:45 2:00 48 Jeng-Nan Juang – Ramachandran Radharamanan Mercer University

Design of a Solar Tracking System for Renewable Energy

2:00 2:15 77 Orla Smyth LoPiccolo – Farmingdale State College

Improving Spatial Reasoning Ability While Learning Energy Efficient Construction: Students Who Build Physical Models vs. Students Who Develop 3D Computer Models

2:15 2:30 111 Edwin Schmeckpeper, Matthew P. Lutz, Michael Puddicombe, Jeffrey R. Mountain, Jack Patterson – Norwich University

Creating an Economical Solar Decathlon House


Session F-2-2

Data and Algorithms in Engineering I

500A - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Keith Gardiner [email protected] Lehigh University

1:30 1:45 113 M. Ali-ud-din Khan, Muhammad Fahim Uddin, Navarun Gupta University of Bridgeport

Seven V’s of Big Data Understanding Big Data to Extract Value

1:45 2:00 47 Marwah Almasri, Khaled Elleithy – University of Bridgeport

Data Fusion Models in WSNs: Comparison and Analysis

2:00 2:15 49 Shailaja Basavesh Shastri –PDA College of Engineering Krishnamurthy G N BNM Institute of Technology

Comparison of Blowfish and Cast-128 Algorithms Using Encryption Quality, Key Sensitivity and Correlation Coefficient Analysis

2:15 2:30 84 David W Kraft – University of Bridgeport

Implications of unchecked exponential growth


Session F-2-3

Data and Algorithms in Engineering II

500B - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Verica Radisavljevic-Gajic [email protected] Villanova University

1:30 1:45 106 Sarosh Patel, Tarek Sobh – University of Bridgeport

Goal Directed Design of Serial Robotic Manipulators

1:45 2:00 86 Hui Zhang, Joseph Chen, Bradley University, Kai Zhang – Caterpillar Inc.

RFID-based Localization System for Mobile robot with Markov Chain Monte Carlo

2:00 2:15 98 Charles J. Lesko – East Carolina University

Implementation of a Remote Mobile Thin-Client Lab Solution Incorporating Virtual Machine-based Technologies

2:15 2:30 36 Verica Radisavljevic – Gajic Villanova University

Linear Observers Design and Implementation




Friday 4-Apr 1:30-2:45 pmSession F-2-4

Engineering Education III 500C - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Gad J. Selig [email protected] University of Bridgeport

1:30 1:45 79 Richard Millham – Durban University of Technology

Does Self-Regulating E-Learning Assist in Secondary School Preparation for Engineering Education?

1:45 2:00 32 William Alpert – University of ConnecticutAlexander Vaninsky – Hostos Community College

Efficiency of College Education in the Labor Market of the United States

2:00 2:15 20 Gad J. Selig – University of Bridgeport Critical Success Factors for Winning Entrepreneurs and the Role of an Incubator - A Case Study

2:15 2:30 108 Gary P. Halada, Nancy McCoy Wozniak – Stony Brook University

Enhancing Assessment of Experiential Learning in Engineering Education through Electronic Portfolios


Session F-2-5

Quantitative Methods in Engineering and Engineering Education I


Chair Dr. Nelson Ngoh [email protected] University of Bridgeport

1:30 1:45 34 Wafa Mohamed Elmannai, Khaled Elleithy – University of Bridgeport

A new Algorithm Based on Discrete Fourier Transform to Improve the Lifetime of Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks Communications

1:45 2:00 96 Wei Lu Keene – State College Phylogenetic Analysis Using Bayesian Model

2:00 2:15 22 Sunil Dehipawala, Vazgen Shekoyan, Haishen Yao – Queensborough Community College

Using Mathematics Review to Enhance Problem Solving Skills in General Physics Classes

2:15 2:30 61 Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Alternative Approach to Teach Gas Turbine Based Power Cycles


Session F-2-6

Data and Algorithms in Engineering III


Chair Dr. Tooran Emami [email protected]. Coast Guard Academy

1:30 1:45 65 Richard Steven Colon, Prabir Patra, Khaled Elleithy – University of Bridgeport

Random Word Retrieval for Automatic Story Generation

1:45 2:00 73 Andrew Grossfield Vaughn College Visual Differential Calculus2:00 2:15 35 Ammar Odeh, Khaled Elleithy, Miad

Faezipour – University of BridgeportSteganography in Text by Using MS Word Symbols

2:15 2:30 102 Isaac George Macwan, Zihe Zhao – University of Bridgeport, Omar Sobh – University of Pennsylvania, Prabir Patra – University of Bridgeport

Magnetotaxis for Nanofabrication

2:30 2:45 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONSaturday 5-Apr 9:45-11 am

Session S-1-1

Innovations in College and Career Readiness


Chair Dr. Ahmed El-Abbasy [email protected] Jazan University

9:45 10:00 79 Richard Millham Durban – University of Technology

Does Self-Regulating E-Learning Assist in Secondary School Preparation for Engineering Education?

10:00 10:15 76 Ashwin Satyanarayana, Hong Li, Josephine Braneky – New York City College of Technology

Improving Retention by Mentoring and Tutoring Freshmen Students

10:15 10:30 21 Mohammed-Noor Naher Al-Maghrabi, Ahmed A. Abdou El-Abbasy – Jazan University

Educational Computer Program for Simulating Behavior of Structures under Dynamic Loads

10:30 10:45 50 Leslie Chandrakantha – John Jay College of CUNY

Learning ANOVA Concepts Using Simulation


Session S-1-2

Hands-on Learning in Engineering Education

500A - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Paul B. Crilly [email protected] U.S. Coast Guard Academy

9:45 10:00 74 Joseph A. Levert SUNY Maritime College Andy Grosso – New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc.

NYSID’s Project CREATE: An Organizational Model for Service Learning through Assistive Technology Development

10:00 10:15 18 Paul B. Crilly – United States Coast Guard Academy

An Innovative Approach to Teaching An Undergraduate Electromagnetics, Antennas and Propagation Course

10:15 10:30 13 Thair Jamal Khdour, Shaima Salem – Albalqa Applied University

The effects of integrating knowledge management with E- Learning systems

10:30 10:45 97 Shanon Reckinger, Blanca Aca, Katherine Pitz – Fairfield University

Ocean Circulation in a Rotating Tank: An Outreach Project in Fluid Dynamics




Saturday 5-Apr 9:45-11 amSession S-1-3

Wireless Systems 500B - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Shankar Krishnan [email protected] Wentworth Institute of Technology

9:45 10:00 53 Abdelrahman Elleithy, Gonhsin Liu, Varun Pande – University of Bridgeport

Theoretical versus Practical Results of an Advanced Power Model used in Communications of Wireless Sensor Networks

10:00 10:15 51 Abrar Mohammed Alajlan – University of Bridgeport

High-Level Abstractions in Wireless Sensor Networks: Status, Taxonomy, Challenges, and Future Directions

10:15 10:30 75 Abdul Razaque – University of Bridgeport

Pheromone Termite (PT) Model to provide Robust Routing over WSNs

10:30 10:45 40 Ali M Elrashidi – University of Business and Technology

Performance Analysis of WDM-PON FTTH Using Different Pulse Shapes at 10 Gbps and 20 Gbps


Session S-1-4

Quantitative Methods in Engineering and Engineering Education II

500C - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. John I. Finnie [email protected] University of Massachusetts

9:45 10:00 101 Syed S Rizvi, Khaled Elleithy, Mustafa Khan – University of Bridgeport

An Opportunistic Frequency Channels Selection Scheme for Interference Minimization

10:00 10:15 64 Arafat Abu Malluh, Khaled M Elleithy, Zakariya Qawaqneh, Ramadhan J Mstafa, Adwan Alanazi – University of Bridgeport

EM-SEP: An Efficient Modified Stable Election Protocol

10:15 10:30 41 Islam A Ashry – University of Business and Technology

Investigating the Performance of Apodized Fiber Bragg Gratings for Sensing Applications

10:30 10:45 52 John Finnie – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Does the Birkbeck type bedload sediment trap effect local flow velocity?

10:45 11:00 59 Tristan Cowan, Cheryl Li – University of New Haven

Design Requirements for an ROV for Marine Science Education


Saturday 5-Apr 9:45-11 amSession S-1-5



Chair Prof. Francis Hopcroft [email protected] Wentworth Institute of Technology

9:45 10:00 54 Omar Yahya, Miad Faezipour – University of Bridgeport

Automatic Detection and Classification of Acoustic Breathing Cycles

10:00 10:15 17 Anatoliy Gordonov – The College of the Staten Island/ CUNY

The Cost of Preventing a Buffer Overflow

10:15 10:30 67 Arafat Abu Mallouh, Khaled M Elleithy, Ramadhan Mstafa, Adwan Alanazi – University of Bridgeport

A Highly Secure Quantum Communication Scheme for Blind Signature using Qubits and Qutrits

10:30 10:45 57 Muhammad Wasimuddin, Navarun Gupta – University of Bridgeport

Design and Implementation of Least Mean Square Adaptive Filter on Fetal Electrocardiography

10:45 11:00 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONSaturday 5-Apr 9:45-10:45 am

Session S-1-6

Quantitative Methods in Engineering and Engineering Education III


Chair Dr. Abdullah Al-Mhaidib [email protected] King Saud University

9:45 10:00 55 Mohammad Daneshzand, Reza Zoroofi, Miad Faezipour – University of Bridgeport

MR Image Assisted Drug Delivery in Respiratory Tract and Trachea Tissues Based on an Enhanced Level Set Method

10:00 10:15 68 Lile Yu, Jingyun Xiao, Xingguo Xiong, Prabir Patram – University of Bridgeport

A Magnetic Micropump with Tri-membrane Fully Differential Structure

10:15 10:30 37 Muneer Alshowkan, Khaled Elleithy – University of Bridgeport

Authenticated Multiparty Secret Key Sharing Using Quantum Entanglement Swapping

10:30 10:45 99 Xingguo Xiong, Hanyu Xie – University of Bridgeport

Authenticated Multiparty Secret Key Sharing Using Quantum MEMS Dual-mode Electrostatically Actuated Micromirror

10:45 11:00 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONEnd of Schedule.

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Student Papers Program

Friday 4-Apr 11:15am -12:30 pmSession SFA-1

Engineering Education - I Discovery Pavilion - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Frank Kuchinski [email protected] Hybrid, LLC

11:15 11:30 180 Ketul B Shah, Aritra Ghosh, Md Naim Hossain, Young Lee – Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Enhancing Engineering Educational Using Virtual Lab Technology

11:30 11:45 201 Katherine Aho, Kavitha Chandra, Ed Roberts – University of Massachusetts Lowell

Introducing programming into the physics curriculum at Haverhill High School using the R language

11:45 12:00 150 Carli D. Flynn, Cliff I. Davidson, Sharon Dotger – Syracuse University

Engineering Student Misconceptions about Rate and Accumulation Processes: Preliminary Evidence for the Development of the Rate and Accumulation Concept Inventory

12:15 12:30 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONFriday 4-Apr 11:15am -12:30 pm

Session SFA-2

Modeling and Simulation 500A - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Kavitha Chandra [email protected] of Massachusetts-Lowell

11:15 11:30 197 Amanda Zielkowski, Melody Baglione, David Wootton – The Cooper Union

Determining System Time Constant Through Experimental and Analytical Techniques

11:30 11:45 251 Chrisna Nguon, N. N. Nagadewate, Kavitha Chandra, C. Thompson – University of Massachusetts Lowell

Acoustic Scattered Field Computation

11:45 12:00 257 Jenny Au, Ololade O Mudasiru, Kavitha Chandra – University of Massachusetts Lowell

Random Beam Patterns from Linear Arrays

12:00 12:15 166 Daniel Gebremicheal, Paul Cotae, – The University of the District of Columbia

On the probability of Error of Threshold Devices


Session SFA-3

Renewable Energy - I 500B - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. David McLaughlin [email protected] of Massachusetts Amherst

11:15 11:30 100 Moijue Kaikai, Erin D. Baker, – University of Massachusetts of Amherst

Energy for Education

11:30 11:45 125 Kondracki, Ryan; Collins, Courtney; Habbab, Khalid, Bijan Karimi – University of New Heaven

Solar Powered Charging Station

11:45 12:00 136 Mohamed A. Ghalib, Yasser S. Abdalla, R. M. Mostafa – Beni-Suef University

Design and Implementation of a Pure Sine Wave Single Phase Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications

12:00 12:15 183 Matthew Foley, Matthew Janiga, John Adams, Yan Varun Pande, Jayanta Paul, Manuel Curillo, Jani Macari Pallis – University of Bridgeport

Self Sustaining Solar Powered Cansat


Session SFA-4

Renewable Energy - II 500C - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Hassan Bajwa [email protected] University of Bridgeport

11:15 11:30 147 Matthew Foley, Matthew Janiga, John Adams, Yan Zhang, Leffi Cewe-Malloy, Aaron Sakulich – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Energy efficiency of Worcester Friends Meetinghouse

11:30 11:45 156 Allen S. Guinoo, Joshua A. Stewart, Lin Lin – University of Southern Maine

Heat Collectors through Active Solar Energy

11:45 12:00 190 Jacob D. Bowen, Farshid Zabihian – West University Institute of technology

Geothermal Heating from Abandoned Coal Mines

12:00 12:15 203 Zack Dixon, Jon Ball, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Experimentally Analyzing a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell


Session SFA-5

Robotics - I 500D - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Yakov Toporovsky [email protected] of Bridgeport

11:15 11:30 110 Tamer Abukhalil, Madhav Patil – University of Bridgeport

UBSwarm: Design of a Software Environment to Deploy Multiple Decentralized Robots

11:30 11:45 129 Zachary Boorman, Richard Freitas, Kristie Kordana, Adam Stanley – Roger Williams University

The Design and Fabrication of an Upright Collapsible Transport System For Pushing Children

11:45 12:00 219 Carlos A. Munoz – University of Bridgeport

Object Tracking Using Autonomous Quad Copter

12:00 12:15 138 Abdulrahman Alkhodairy, Sarosh Patel – University of Bridgeport

Robot Artist- Automated Picture Portrait




Friday 4-Apr 11:15am -12:30 pmSession SFA-6

Civil Engineering CELT Room - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Francis J. Hopcroft [email protected] Institute of Technology

11:15 11:30 95 Zhan Su, Qian Wang, Huanzi Wang – Manhattan College

Structural Performance of Highway Bridges under Given Foundation Settlements

11:30 11:45 163 Priscilla Tengdin, Kayla Santello, Robert Henry – University of New Hampshire

Deciphering Drawings: A Student Guide to Construction Documents

11:45 12:00 151 Osama R. Abd El-Aziz, Oliver Cristian Saavedra Valeriano – Alexandria University

Flood Forecasting in Blue Nile Basin Using a Process-based Distributed Hydrological Model and Satellite Derived Precipitation Product

12:00 12:15 200 Kaylah Bovard, Brittany Doran, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Feasibility of Implementing a Hydro Electric Power Plant in an Existing Dam


Session SFA-7

Thermodynamics and Fluid Analysis

Team Meeting Room 1 - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Sunil Dehipawala [email protected] City University of New York

11:15 11:30 202 Walter Engels, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Principle and Preliminary Calculation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

11:30 11:45 214 Abubaker E.M Elbalsohi, Junling Hu, Ruoxu Jia – University of Bridgeport

Simulation of Turbulent Flow in an Asymmetric Air Diffuser

11:45 12:00 186 Ruoxu Jia, Junling Hu, and Abubaker E.M Elbalsohi – University of Bridgeport

Analysis of a Counter Flow Parallel-plate Heat Exchanger

12:00 12:15 195 Andrew Brenner, Haylie Ballard, Kaleb Acree, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Improving Compressors’ Efficiency through Modernization


Session SFA-8

Technology Management - I Team Meeting Room 6 - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Syed Rizvi [email protected] Pennsylvania State University - Altoona

11:15 11:30 262 Naseem Khan Naseem Khan, Elif Kongar – University of Bridgeport

Innovation and Development of New Product for Customer Satisfaction, Applying on Smart Phone’s Security

11:30 11:45 160 WANG Zhiguo GONG Bengang, YANG Shanlin – Anhui Polytechnic University

Manufacturing System Coordinated optimization Model and Its Application

11:45 12:00 179 Reem Khalid Mahjoub, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Knowledge Management

12:00 12:15 174 Hussain A. Alhassan, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Network Security & Online Communication Improving Hospital Staff Performance


Session SFA-9

Material Science and Biochemistry 153 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Tracie Ferreira [email protected] of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

11:15 11:30 168 Yao Agoudavi, Nathan Cyrille, Luis Hernandez, Amber LaGuerre, Zhineng Li, Katherine Vides, Sunil Dehipawala, Andrew Nguyen, Alexei Kisselev and Tak Cheung – CUNY Queensborough Community College

Analysis of Synchrotron X-ray Based Absorption Data of Fe & Zn Atoms in Consumer Product Tissue Samples

11:30 11:45 89 Nicholas J Macedo, Tracie L Ferreira – University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Maximizing Total RNA Yield from TRIzol® Reagent Protocol: A Feasibility Study

11:45 12:00 137 Bi Yuying, Prabir Patra – University of Bridgeport

Computational Simulation and Analysis of the Transverse Isotropic Property of Glycosaminoglycan in Collagen

12:00 12:15 211 Yenny Rua, Kaitlin Maciejewski, Russell Muren, Shanon M. Reckinger – Fairfield University

Relationship between the pH of Sodium Hydroxide Solution and 3D Printed Support Resin Dissolution


Session SFA-10

Computer Science and Engineering - I

252 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Carolyn Sher DeCusatis [email protected] New York City College of Technology

11:15 11:30 217 Yuanyao Liu, Zhengping Wu – University of Bridgeport

Efficient Critical System Event Recognition and Prediction in Cloud Computing Systems

11:30 11:45 139 Peter J. Zeno – University of Bridgeport

Visualization Tool for GPGPU Programming

11:45 12:00 233 Daniel Katz – University of Massachusetts Lowell

Statistical Programming Education Through Physics Research



12:00 12:15 185 Mohamed Tayseer, Fouad Zoghieb, Ismail Alcheikh and Mohammad N.S. Awadallah – Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Social Network: Academic and Social impact on college student


Session SFA-11

Mechanical System Design - I 253 – Carlson Hall

Chair Amos St. Germain [email protected] Institute of Technology

11:15 11:30 173 Graber, Kevin Knopf, Alexander Van Horn, Kristian – Central Connecticut State University

Gas Fired Furnace-Improvement Upon CCSU’s Heat Treatment System

11:30 11:45 178 David Cain, Brian Layng, Kyle McNulty, Ryan O’Connor, Tomas Estrada – Elizabethtown College

Design of Autonomous, Line Following Pace Car for Athletic Training

11:45 12:00 198 Justin Rine, Gerardo Flores, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Experimental Analysis of Downdraft Gasifier

12:00 12:15 220 Ruoxu Jia, Junling Hu, Xingguo Xiong, Linfeng Zhang – University of Bridgeport

Shape optimization design and material selection for a fitness equipment


Session SFA-12

Biomedical Engineering 108 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Christopher J. Brigham [email protected] of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

11:15 11:30 128 Alessandro DiMarco, France Marquez, Wilson Tsz-Hon Kowk, ShuaiXiang Zhang, Sunil Dehipawala, Andrew Nguyen, Tak Cheung – CUNY Queensborough Community College

Analysis of Elongation Factor-Tu (EF-Tu) DNA sequences using free energy & Shannon entropy

11:30 11:45 221 Arthur Rozario, Justin Paruvaparampil, Keis Sultani, ShuaiXiang Zhang, Andres Mora, Catherine Carti, Brendan O’Brien, M.C. Damas, Wenli Guo, Andrew Nguyen, Vazgen Shekoyan, Sunil Dehipawala, Alexei Kisselev, Tak Cheung – CUNY Queensborough Community College

Measurement of Photon Diffusion with Mobile Phone Camera with Applications to mHealth Monitoring

11:45 12:00 237 Fei Mi, Zixun Tong, Xingguo Xiong – University of Bridgeport

Design and Simulation of an Electrostatically-Driven MEMS Micro- Mixer

12:00 12:15 107 Athul Jose, M Pandi – Anna University, Chennai, India

An Advanced Nelder Mead Simplex Method for Clustering of Gene Expression Data

12:15 12:30 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONStudent Paper Friday Afternoon Session (April 4, 2014)Friday 4-Apr 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Session SFB-1

Engineering Education - II Discovery Pavilion - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Chongsheng Wu [email protected] of Bridgeport

3:00 3:15 161 Nicholas S. Rosasco, Dane Brown – Towson University, US Naval Academy

Digital Freedom Fighting: An Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Education Module

3:15 3:30 130 Jose Javier Montaner Mora, Luis Miguel Mora Gonzalez – New Jersey Institute of Technology

International Education

3:30 3:45 112 James Accuosti – University of Bridgeport

Factors Affecting Education Technology Success

3:45 4:00 207 A.M. Annan, C. M. McLain, M. E. Perham, D. N. Robear, and D. J. McLaughlin – University of Massachusetts Amherst

Incorporating a substantive hands-on experience into the Intro-to-EE course for non-majors

4:00 4:15 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONFriday 4-Apr 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Session SFB-2

Engineering Education - III 500A - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Sunil Dehipawala [email protected] City University of New York

3:00 3:15 181 Varun Pande, Jayanta Paul, Manuel Curillo, Jani Macari Pallis – University of Bridgeport

Dicosat-Research Satellite for a 5th grader

3:15 3:30 104 Fernanda Gobbi de Boer, Carla ten Caten, Istefani Carísio de Paula – Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Application of the Problem Based Learning method in the discipline ‘statistics for engineering’

3:30 3:45 117 Moussa Souare, Vira Chankong, Christos Papachristou – Case Western Reserve University

Undergraduate Notes on Convolution and Integration by Parts

3:45 4:00 122 Mohammadjafar Esmaeili, Ali Eydgahi – Eastern Mchigan University

The Relationship of Active Learning Based Courses and Student Motivation for Pursuing STEM Classes




Friday 4-Apr 3:00pm - 4:15pmSession SFB-3

Robotics - II Team Meeting Room 1 - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. David McLaughlin [email protected] of Massachusetts - Amherst

3:00 3:15 149 Madhav D Patil, Tamer Abukhalil – University of Bridgeport

Design and Implementation of Heterogeneous Robot Swarm

3:15 3:30 194 Timothy A. Zimmerman – University of Hartford

Neural Network Based Obstacle Avoidance Using Simulated Sensor Data

3:30 3:45 131 Damien Laird, Jack Price, Ioannis A. Raptis – University of Massachusetts Lowell

Spider-Bots: A Low Cost Cooperative Robotics Platform

3:45 4:00 248 Hesham Alsahafi, Majed Almaleky – University of Bridgeport

Design and Implementation of Metallic Waste Collection Robot


Session SFB-4

Renewable Energy - III 500B - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Shankar Krishnan [email protected] Institute of Technology

3:00 3:15 204 Wyatt McClead, Tanner Boster, Chris Hancock, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Fabrication of Small Hydro Power Turbine for Residential Applications

3:15 3:30 209 Connor Needham, Jeremy Kacher, Mathias Boyle, Robert Hutchins, Susan Woodard – Roger Williams University

Design of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for Urban Areas

3:30 3:45 234 Robert Hood, Mark Jacobs, James Masi, Kayla McCaffrey – University of Southern Maine

In the Wind: From Tunnel to Turbine

3:45 4:00 101 Jordan Cox, Farshid Zabahian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Increasing Power Production of Small Dam Hydroelectric Plants


Session SFB-5

Wireless Communication - I 500C - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Paul Crilly [email protected]. Coast Guard Academy

3:00 3:15 164 Raju Shrestha, Mahmoud Elsayed, Paul Cotae – The University of the District of Columbia

On the Mutual Information of Sensor Networks in Underwater Wireless Communication: An Experimental Approach

3:15 3:30 140 Sapan Parikh, Amish Patel, Syed Rizvi – Penn State University

Increasing Quality of Service (QoS) in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) by Using Timestamp Optimization Scheme

3:30 3:45 176 Hussain A. Alhassan, Eman Abdel Fattah – University of Bridgeport

Study the Performance of IEEE 802.16-2004 Includes STBC

3:45 4:00 226 Constadinos Lales, Aparicio Carranza – New York City College of Technology

Using the Raspberry Pi to establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Connection to a Home Network


Session SFB-6

Image Processing 500D - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Kavitha Chandra [email protected] of Massachusetts-Lowell

3:00 3:15 103 Wilson Tsz-Hon Kowk, Zhineng Li, Rahel Steffen, Brendan O’Brien, M.C. Damas, Vazgen Shekoyan, Paul Marchese, and Tak Cheung – CUNY Queensborough Community College

Comparative fractal analysis of 2013 November 5 multiple solar eruptions with Fokker-Planck equation using Solar Dynamics Observatory digital images

3:15 3:30 96 Sudhanshu Sinha, Manohar Mareboyana – Bowie State University

Video Segmentation Into Background and Foreground Using Simplified Mean Shift Filter And Clustering

3:30 3:45 116 Moussa Souaré, Frank Merat, Christos Papachristou – Case Western Reserve University

Efficient Way of Reading Rotary Dial Utility Meter Using Image Processing

3:45 4:00 250 Nicholas Misiunas, Charles Thompson and Kavitha Chandra – University of Massachusetts Lowell

Analysis of Directional Beam Patterns from Firefly Optimization


Session SFB-7

Micro and Nanotechnology Team Meeting Room 6 - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Tracie Ferreira [email protected] of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

3:00 3:15 254 Askhan Vakil, Hassan Bajwa – University of Bridgeport

Analytical model of Graphene based antenna for energy harvesting applications

3:15 3:30 252 Yuan You, V.N. Lakshmi, Saion Sinha, D. Dutta, C.K. Sarkar, S. Basu Mail – University of New Haven

AFM characterization of Multilayered Graphene film used as Hydrogen Sensor

3:30 3:45 244 Xi Kang, Chengxin Zhang, Xingguo Xiong, Sk Hasan Hafizul Haque – University of Bridgeport

A MEMS Microfluidic Mixer with Electrostatic Actuation

3:45 4:00 196 Shawn Maxwell, Rajin Roophnath – University of Hartford

Miniature Wireless Quadcopter




Friday 4-Apr 3:00pm - 4:15pmSession SFB-8

Control System CELT Room - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Tara Kulkarni [email protected] University

3:00 3:15 99 Sk Hasan Hafizul Haque, H. M. Imran Hassan, S. M. Abul Hossain – University of Bridgeport

Comparison of Control System Using PLC & PID

3:15 3:30 121 Martin Sinclair, Ioannis A. Raptis – University of Massachusetts Lowell

Distributed Manipulation Using Large-Scale Actuator Networks

3:30 3:45 193 Christopher Palmieri, Judith Hooymans, Cole Gingrich, Tooran Emami, Aaron Dahlen, and Joseph Staier – United States Coast Guard Academy

Electrical Engineering Capstone Project on Dynamic Position System

3:45 4:00 171 Suleman Belal Kazi, Sherjeel Sikander, Sadia Yousafzai, Suleman Mazhar – Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, Pakistan

Fall Detection Using Single Tri-Axial Accelerometer


Session SFB-9

Hardware Design 153 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Christopher J. Brigham [email protected] – University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

3:00 3:15 169 Robert A. Hilton – University of Hartford

Reverse Engineering the Volcano CAN BUS Framework for Engine Control Unit Programming

3:15 3:30 230 Thy Dinh, Bryan Slater, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

NASA Space Flight Design Challenge

3:30 3:45 218 Sundas Zafar, Aparicio Carranza – New York City College of Technology

Motion Detecting Camera Security System with Email Notifications and Live Streaming Using Raspberry Pi

3:45 4:00 245 Jian Chen, Xingguo Xiong, Mirza Rishad Hasan – University of Bridgeport

PSPICE Implementation of an 8-bit Low Power Energy Recovery Full Adder


Session SFB-10

Engineering Design Project 252 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Syed Rizvi [email protected] Pennsylvania State University - Altoona

3:00 3:15 231 Bryan Slater, Thy Dinh, Branden Frazier, Farshid – Zabihian, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Comparative Analysis of Electric Motorcycle

3:15 3:30 127 Thy Dinh, Bryan Slater – West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Electric Motorcycle Analysis

3:30 3:45 249 Sithisone Kalaya, Hussain A. Alhazmi – University of Bridgeport

Mobile Robots Exploration and Mapping in 2D

3:45 4:00 208 Thomas Goddard, Konstantin Litovskiy, Nathan Nichols-Roy, Matthew Reed, Igor Shvartser, Nicholas Smith, David Zeppa, Linda Werner, Julia E. Rice, , Hans W. Horn, Amanda C. Engler – University of California, Santa Cruz

Dynamics of a Cross-disciplinary Corporate-Sponsored Undergraduate Computer Science Project


Session SFB-11

Computer Science and Engineering - II

253 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Carolyn Sher DeCusatis [email protected] New York City College of Technology

3:00 3:15 184 Tiago Martins Ribeiro, Raimundo Pereira da Cunha Neto – CEUT

Method for Computational Intelligence Based on Behavior of Grasshoppers

3:15 3:30 253 Hamoud Alshammari, Hassan Bajwa, Jeongkyu Lee – University of Bridgeport

Hadoop Based Enhanced Cloud Architecture

3:30 3:45 259 Salamahn Mill, Dafe Ukaivbe, Weiwei Zhu – University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Clouds and Cloud Shadows Removal from Infrared Satellite Images in Remote Sensing System

3:45 4:00 106 Brett Ferris, Jay Stahle, Ibrahim Baggili – University of New Haven

The Effectiveness of Built In Firewalls


Session SFB-12

Mechanical System Design - II 108 – Carlson Hall

Chair Ikeuchi Katsushi [email protected] University of Tokyo

3:00 3:15 94 Yuanxiong Luo, Jeremy (Zheng) Li – University of Bridgeport

Automated Mechanical System Design to Insert the Copper Wire into the Plastic Block

3:15 3:30 135 Juan Suarez, Edson Borja – WVU Tech

Human Powered Vehicle

3:30 3:45 148 Arar Alkhader, Junling Hu, Akinwumi Akinkunmi, Prabir Patra, Xingguo Xiong – University of Bridgeport

Modeling Iced Bio-Bandage Design for Skin Burns

3:45 4:00 165 Richard Mendoza, Brian Stuckman, Anthony Melkonian, Alexander Gilman – Roger Williams University

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Retrofitting a Vintage Pinball Machine with a Unique Fog Generation System




Student Paper Saturday Session (April 5, 2014)Saturday 5-Apr 11:15am -12:30 pm

Session SSA-1

Design and Simulation Discovery Pavilion - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Hongwei Sun [email protected] of Massachusetts - Lowel

11:15 11:30 256 Rahmi Allamadani, Feng Chen – University of Hartford

Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching Unit (EMALU)

11:30 11:45 225 Yang Zhai, Jeremy (Zheng) Li – University of Bridgeport

Automatic Ink Injection

11:45 12:00 105 Edwin Divakaran Maria Selvaraj, Jeremy (Zheng) Li

Design of manufacturing a part

12:00 12:15 236 Shiangyu Lin, Junyi Zou, Xingguo Xiong, Prabir Patra – University of Bridgeport

Bio-MEMS Thermally-Actuated Micro pump

12:15 12:30 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONSaturday 5-Apr 11:15am -12:30 pm

Session SSA-2

Wireless Communication - II Team Meeting Room 1 - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Paul Crilly [email protected]. Coast Guard Academy

11:15 11:30 206 Breno Fabrício Lira Melo Sousa, Raimundo Pereira da Cunha Neto – CEUT

Honeypots and Mobile Technology: Discovering the attacker

11:30 11:45 228 Kishan Gutta, Madhav Pati – University of Bridgeport

Wireless Sensors in Industrial Instrumentation, A Survey

11:45 12:00 263 Samuel Erskine, Hassan Bajwa – University of Bridgeport

A Survey of Comparison in Classification of Transport Control Protocol for Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Network

12:00 12:15 199 Ashenafi Lambebo, Sasan Haghani A Wireless Sensor Network for Environmental Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases


Session SSA-3

Hardware Design 500A - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Linfeng Zhang [email protected] University of Bridgeport

11:15 11:30 246 Borui Li, Xiaowei Yu, Bo Zhang, Xingguo Xiong, Lawrence Hmurcik – University of Bridgeport

Implementation of an 8-bit Low-power Multiplier based on Reversible Gate Technology

11:30 11:45 189 Fabio Casagrande, Jingyi Wang, Thomas Marzec – New York Institute of Technology

Drowsiness Monitoring System

11:45 12:00 232 Ziyan Qi, Xingguo Xiong, Linfeng Zhang, Md Tauseef Riasat – University of Bridgeport

Design of Efficient Pass-transistor Binary ALU

12:00 12:15 247 Hao Dong, Xingguo Xiong, Xuan Zhang – University of Bridgeport

Design and Implementation of a Real-time Traffic Light Control System Based on FPGA


Session SSA-4

Robotics - III 500B - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Tooran Emami [email protected]. Coast Guard Academy

11:15 11:30 260 Abdulla Fawzi Almomani, Faisal Miqdadi, Mustafa Hassanin, Mustafa Samy, Mohammed Awadallah – The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE

The 1st Pneumatic Fluidic muscles based Exoskeleton Suit in the U.A.E

11:30 11:45 102 Jordan Cox, Derek Burdette, Christopher Shaffer, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia Institute of Technology

Lighter than Air UAV Design

11:45 12:00 188 Shanique Jiles – University of Hartford

The Robo: Semi-Autonomous Robot that Detects Objects and has Speech Capabilities

12:00 12:15 205 Andrew Thaxton, Farshid Zabihian – West Virginia Institute of Technology

Application of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines in West Virginia


Session SSA-5

Big Data 500C - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Miad Faezipour [email protected] of Bridgeport

11:15 11:30 210 Gautam Siwach, Amir Esmailpour – University of New Haven

Cluster Formation and Encrypted search in Big Data

11:30 11:45 212 Mohammad Naimur Rahman, Amir Esmailpour – University of New Haven

A Hybrid Electrical and Optical Networking Topology of Data Center for Big Data Networks

11:45 12:00 215 Ye Zhou, Amir Esmailpour – University of New Haven

A hybrid efficiency method for improvements in Big Data Hadoop

12:00 12:15 216 Santoshi Kalyani Balasubramanian, Amir Esmailpour – University of New Haven

Hadoop Framework to Provide Fault Tolerance in the Cluster



Saturday 5-Apr 11:15am -12:30 pmSession SSA-6

Biomedical Engineering Team Meeting Room 6 - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Kai-tak Wan [email protected] University

11:15 11:30 59 Andrew Martin, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Tooth Tattoo Biosensor, Early Detection of Cancer Utilizing Antigen Concentrations in the Saliva

11:30 11:45 10 Areej Alshehri, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Challenges of Cerebral Palsy Management

11:45 12:00 78 Shamshad Rahman Lubna – University of Bridgeport

Predicting Coronary Heart disease through Risk Factor Categories

12:00 12:15 92 Sukainah Al Hajji, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Stem Cells Therapy


Session SSA-7

College Education 500D - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Orla Smyth LoPiccolo [email protected] State University of New York

11:15 11:30 167 Mohammad H. Hashem, Ahmed A. Al Khawaja, Saleh O. Edhah, Usman I. Hashmi and Al Hareth S. Al Akill – The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE

How Do Academic Issues Affect College Students’ Performance?

11:30 11:45 172 Usman I. Hashmi, Wessam W. Khalifeh, Abdullah M. Alhinai, Mohammad M. Alrefaai, Mohammad H. Hashem – The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Academic Transition

11:45 12:00 223 Israel Aguilera Navarrete, Alejandro Lozano-Guzman, Edna Alcázar-Farías – National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico

S&T Academic Indicators for developing countries

12:00 12:15 177 Faisal Z. Miqdadi, Abdulla F. ALMomani, Mohammad T. (Shadid Masharqa), and Nabil M. Elmousel – The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE

The Relationship between Time Management and the Academic Performance of Students from the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, the UAE


Session SSA-8

Marketing CELT Room - Magnus Wahlstrom Library

Chair Dr. Christian Bach [email protected] of Bridgeport

11:15 11:30 261 Nan Feng – University of Bridgeport Building a Strong Brand and Managing Brand


11:30 11:45 15 Sultan Alghamdi, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Technological Factors to Improve the Performance of Marketing Strategy

11:45 12:00 20 Adedamola Akinsanya, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Social Marketing: Concept and Application

12:00 12:15 21 Adedamola Akinsanya, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Narrative analysis: The Personal Experience Narrative approach


Session SSA-9

Computer Science Survey 152 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Junling Hu [email protected] of Bridgeport

11:15 11:30 133 Rasha Gaffer M. Helali Software semantic metrics: A Survey11:30 11:45 175 Hussain A. Alhassan, Christian Bach

– University of BridgeportOperating System and Decision Making

11:45 12:00 19 Ali Radhi Al Essa, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Data Mining and Warehousing

12:00 12:15 14 Anas Bushnag, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Performance Evaluation of Unicacst Networks Using Different Queuing Protocols


Session SSA-10

Technology Management - II 153 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Buket Barkana [email protected] University of Bridgeport

11:15 11:30 119 Mohammad Ubaidullah Bokhari, Mahtab Alam – Noida International University

Security Requirement - a Survey Report

11:30 11:45 143 Kai Hu RFID Infrastructure for Product Take Back: Includes establishing/building a prototype

11:45 12:00 5 Abdalraouf Hassan, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

WiMAX Basics from Deployments to PHY Improvements

12:00 12:15 6 Khaled Almgren, Cristian Bach – University of Bridgeport

ERP Systems and its Effects on Organizations: A Proposed Scheme for ERP Success


Session SSA-11

Technology Management -III 252 – Carlson Hall

Chair Teresa Piliouras [email protected] Consulting & Research, Inc

11:15 11:30 12 Remah Alshinina, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Improvement in the performance of Design-Science research in Information Systems



11:30 11:45 109 May Alzawawi – University of Bridgeport

Drivers and Obstacles for Creating Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Operations

11:45 12:00 120 Aziz Obaid Alotaibi, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Consumer Awareness and Potential Market for e-Commerce in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Solutions

12:00 12:15 108 Amer H. Daggag – University of Bridgeport

Greening Information Communication Technologies in Small-Medium Sized Companies


Session SSA-12

Technology Management- IV 253 – Carlson Hall

Chair Arven Saunders [email protected] Aircraft

11:15 11:30 38 Longyin Sun, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Influencing Factors in the Decision and Management Sciences

11:30 11:45 48 Mohamed Ben Haj Frej, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Robust Prediction for Intra and Inter Handoff (RPIIH) Process over CDMA2000

11:45 12:00 54 Ruzanna Davtyan – University of Bridgeport

Decision Making Analysis on Parking Meters

12:00 12:15 56 Ruzanna Davtyan – University of Bridgeport

Contextual Learning


Session SSA-13

Technology Management -V 108 – Carlson Hall

Chair Dr. Nelson Ngoh [email protected] of Bridgeport

11:15 11:30 146 Faria Afroz, Christian Bach – University of Bridgeport

Improvement in Drug Delivery System for Parkinson’s Disease

11:30 11:45 142 Muhammad Hashim, Israr Khan Yousafzai – Government College of Management Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan

The Impact of Time Flexibility on Employees Performance

11:45 12:00 158 M. Ali-ud-din Khan, Israr Ahmad – University of Peshawar

An Empirical Study into the Relation of Income and Consumption Using Cross-Sectional Data

12:00 12:15 159 Muhammad Aliuddin Khan, Muhammad Hashim – University of Peshawar

Organizational Change Case Study of General Motors

12:15 12:30 Closing Remarks - END OF SESSIONEnd of Schedule.

Student Posters Program

Poster # Status Poster TitleAuthor NamesUniversity

1 G Drag Reduction of Automobile Mirror by Moving Glass Location inside its FrameHayder K. Sakran, Feixiang Ren, Junling HuUniversity of Bridgeport

2 G Challenges of Cerebral Palsy ManagementAreej Alshehri and Christian BachUniversity of Bridgeport

3 G Creating Successful Customer Satisfaction How to improve customer satisfaction in the market place your wayFadi Alsaadi, Christian BachUniversity of Bridgeport

4 G The Application of Stakeholder Theory to Relationship Marketing Strategy Development in a Non-profit OrganizationMamta BhamreUniversity of Bridgeport

5 G High-throughput Microfluidic Droplet Dispenser for Lab-on-a-Chip ApplicationChenghui Jin, Xingguo Xiong, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

6 G Leveraging Discrete Fourier Transform to Reduce Power Consumption in Underwater Wireless Sensor Network CommunicationsWafa Mohamed, Elmannai, Khaled Elleithy,Ajay Shrestha, Mohamed Alshibli, Reem AlataasUniversity of Bridgeport

7 G Digital Microfluidic Droplet Adapter for Board-level Biochip IntegrationRui Zhu, Xingguo Xiong, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

8 G Authenticated Multiparty Secret Key Sharing Using Quantum Entanglement SwappingMuneer Alshowkan, Khaled ElleithyUniversity of Bridgeport

9 G Gray-code Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) for Glitch ReductionSimon Voigt Nesboe, Xingguo XiongUniversity of Bridgeport

10 G Using Quality Control Methods to analyze student-performance fluctuations in educational softwareJames Accuosti, Oludemilade Adewumi, Juliet Ekueme, Elif KongarUniversity of Bridgeport

11 G MEMS-Based Complete On-Chip Smart Drug Delivery SystemZixun Tong, Xingguo Xiong, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

12 G TERP: A Trusted and Energy Efficient Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)Marwah Almasri, Khaled Elleithy, Anas Bushang, Remah AlshininaUniversity of Bridgeport

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13 G A New Programming Model to Simulate Wireless Sensor Networks: Finding the Best Routing PathAbrar Alajlan, Khaled Elleithy, Varun PandeUniversity of Bridgeport

14 G Reconfigurable Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) Micropump for Micro Drug Delivery ApplicationSk Hasan Hafizul Haque, Xingguo XiongUniversity of Bridgeport

15 G A Thermopneumatic Micropump with Double-Membrane Structure for Improved Pumping RateKai Liu, Xingguo XiongUniversity of Bridgeport

16 G Novel Steganography over HTML CodeAmmar Odeh, Khaled Elleithy, Miad Faezipour, Eman Abdel FattahUniversity of Bridgeport

17 G A Complete BioMEMS Lab-on-a-Chip for Disease DiagnosisJunyi Zou, Xingguo Xiong, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

18 G COMSOL Simulation of MEMS Piezoelectrically Actuated MicropumpWei Zhan, Xingguo Xiong, Prabir Patra, Junling Hu, Chengsi LiUniversity of Bridgeport

19 G Adaptive Equalization: LMS, RLS and CMABadr Alshehry, Ammar Odeh, Eman AbdelfattahUniversity of Bridgeport

20 G Enhanced Eye Gaze Direction Classification Using a Combination of Face Detection, CHT and SVMAmer Al-rahayfeh, Miad FaezipourUniversity of Bridgeport

21 G Robust Prediction For Intra and Inter Handoff (Rpiih) Process Over CDMA2000Mohamed Ben Haj Frej, Christian BachUniversity of Bridgeport

22 G Environmentally Powered Atmospheric ProbeJayanta Paul, Varun Pande, Manuel Curillo, Ephraim Joseph, Jani Marcari PallisUniversity of Bridgeport

23 G A Gait Based Gender Classifier Using KinectYan Chen, Yawei Yang, Jeongkyu LeeUniversity of Bridgeport

24 G Modeling Iced Bio-Bandage Design for Skin BurnsArar Alkhader, Junling Hu, Akinwumi Akinkunmi, Prabir Patra, Xingguo XiongUniversity of Bridgeport

25 G Random Word Retrieval for Automatic Story GenerationRichard Steven Colon, Prabir K Patra, Khaled M ElleithyUniversity of Bridgeport

26 G Robot Artist- Automated Picture PortraitAbdulrahman Alkhodairy, Sarosh Patel, Tarek SobhUniversity of Bridgeport

G = Graduate UG = Undergraduate

27 G Electrospun Composite Nanofibers in Early Detection of Femtogram C- reactive protein (CRP)Xiaonan Liao, Aphale Ashish, Isaac Macwan, Ruoqi Wei, Shalini Prasad, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

28 G Simulation of Turbulent Flow in an Asymmetric Air DiffuserAbubaker Elbaloshi and Junling HuUniversity of Bridgeport

29 G Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen: A Study of Japanese and American ApproachOLuwaseun Peter OjoUniversity of Bridgeport

30 G Applying Lean Six Sigma to Eliminating Bottleneck in Manufacturing by using Value Stream MappingBasheer Mohammedalamin Alshengety and Elif KongarUniversity of Bridgeport

31 G Social User MiningMohammed Ali Ibrahim Eltaher, Jeongkyu LeeUniversity of Bridgeport

32 G UB Robot Swarm System: Design and ImplementationMadhav D Patil, Tamer Abukhalil, Tarek SobhUniversity of Bridgeport

33 G The Giza Pyramids: A History of Wireless Electricity Transmission Validated by Today’s ScienceTamer Youssef, Khaled ElleithyUniversity of Bridgeport

34 G Successful Implementation of DMAIC for Food and Beverage IndustryAshwag G. Battarjee, Rana Algaydi, Satyabrata Sau and Elif KongarUniversity of Bridgeport

35 G Feedback Controller Design and Test of a Buck- Boost Convertor for Photovoltaic SystemsJasim Alfandy, Linfeng ZhangUniversity of Bridgeport

36 G Energy Storage Using Graphene-Polymer Nanocomposite Thin FilmAshish N Aphale, Ruoqi Wei, Angela Santiago, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

37 G Graphene & Graphene Oxide and amyloid peptides binding and its implications in Alzheimer’s diseaseAshish N Aphale, Nicholas Huston, Johnson Prophete, Isaac Macwan, Shrinivas Bhosale, Anwesha Bhattacharya, Jennifer Cheng, Ishita Mukerji, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

38 G Efficient Sleep Stage Classification Based on EEG SignalsKhald Ali Aboalayon, Helen T Ocbagabir, Miad FaezipourUniversity of Bridgeport

39 G Critical System Event Prediction in Virtualized Cloud Computing SystemsYuanyao Liu, Zhengping WuUniversity of Bridgeport

40 G A Novel Three-axis Comb Capacitive MEMS AccelerometerZhefu Cao, Zhong Deng, Xingguo XiongUniversity of Bridgeport


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41 G PLC system for producing perforated musicKishan Gutta, Madhav Patil And Jack ToporovskyUniversity of Bridgeport

42 G Investigation of Energy Efficient Cluster Based Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Network Using Dynamic Nodes with the Comparison of Static NodesJsaem H ALmotiri, Salam Al-Khammasi, Dheyaa Alhelal, Abdulshakour A AbuzneidUniversity of Bridgeport

43 G Mobile Robots Exploration And Mapping in 2DSithisone Kalaya, Hussain A. Alhazmi, Tarek SobhUniversity of Bridgeport

44 G Portable Particulate Matter (PM) Sensor for Air Pollution MonitoringZhan Zhao, Sk Hasan Hafizul Haque, Roshini Jayavel, Xingguo XiongUniversity of Bridgeport

45 G Electrospinning of Flavin Mononucleotide-Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon NanotubesRuoqi Wei, Ashish Aphale, Sina Sharifi, Fotis Papadimitrakopoulos and Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

46 G Design and Implementation of Metallic Waste Collection RobotHesham Alsahafi, Majed Almaleky, Tarek SobhUniversity of Bridgeport

47 G MD Simulation of Carbon Nanotube & Pulmonary Surfactant Protein InteractionsBhushan V. Dharmadhikari, Yunfeng Jiang, Prabir K. PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

48 G Computational simulation and analysis of the transverse isotropic property of glycosaminoglycan in collagenYuying Bi, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

49 G UBSwarm: Design of a Software Environment to Deploy Multiple Decentralized RobotsTamer Yousef Abukhalil, Madhav Patil, Tarek SobhUniversity of Bridgeport

50 G Analysis of A Counter Flow Parallel-Plate Heat ExchangerRuoxu Jia, Junling HuUniversity of Bridgeport

51 G Shape Optimization Design And Material Selection For A Fitness EquipmentRuoxu Jia and Junling HuUniversity of Bridgeport

52 G Understanding Your Social Security BenefitXu Yang, Neal LewisUniversity of Bridgeport

53 G Improving African Economy through Technology: A case for Technology ForecastChinedu E EgbuonuUniversity of Bridgeport

54 G A Lab-on-a-chip Device for Telomerase Activity Detection based on ATP Bioluminescence SystemChengsi Li, Wei Zhan, Xingguo Xiong, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport


55 G Synthesis of Green Nanoparticles from Pomegranate Juice and PeelsSama Abdulaziz Abdulmalik, Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

56 G Energy Harvesting Using Nano Fibers PVDF\ Graphene Composite for Medical implanted devicesNazar A Fadhil, Dleer Saber, Paris Cox, Kripa Vanashi and Prabir PatraUniversity of Bridgeport

57 G Object Tracking Using Autonomous Quad CopterCarlos Munoz, Tarek SobhUniversity of Bridgeport

58 G A Pen Cartridge Assembly MechanismYang Zhai, Zheng LiUniversity of Bridgeport

59 G Evaluation of Second Generation Digital Video BroadcastingToufiqur Rahman Chowdhury, Navarun GuptaUniversity of Bridgeport

60 G Hadoop Based Enhanced Cloud ArchitectureHamoud Alshammari, Hassan Bajwa, Jeongkyu LeeUniversity of Bridgeport

61 G Microcontroller Implementation of Fuzzy Guidance SystemAhmed ElSayed, Mohamed Rizk, Tarek SobhUniversity of Bridgeport

62 G NETFLIX-Loyal Customer BaseNirmala Devi Jeyakumar, Christian BachUniversity of Bridgeport

63 G High-Security, Clone-proof Wireless Access Control with Secure Distance BoundingEugene P. Gerety, Khaled M. ElleithyUniversity of Bridgeport

64 G Knowledge ManagementReem Mahjoub, Christian BachUniversity of Bridgeport

65 G PeerVantageReem Mahjoub, Adedamola Akinsanya, Wafa Elmannai, Samuel ErskineUniversity of Bridgeport

66 G Task Based Design of Serial ManipulatorsSarosh Patel, Tarek SobhUniversity of Bridgeport

67 G SKINcure: A Real Time Image Analysis System to Aid in the Malignant Melanoma Prevention and Early DetectionOmar Abuzaghleh, Buket Barkana, Miad FaezipourUniversity of Bridgeport

68 G Building A Strong Brand and Managing BrandNan Feng, Christan BachUniversity of Bridgeport

69 G Wireless Capsule Endoscopy WCE In Digestive System DiagnosticsHussam Ghunaim, Christan BachUniversity of Bridgeport




70 G High-Speed Automatic System Design For Inserting Copper Wire Into Plastic BlocksYuanxiong Luo, Zheng Jeremy LiUniversity of Bridgeport

71 G The analysis of Ground Source Heat Pump systems cost in small scale supplies situationWu Shi, Linfeng ZhangUniversity of Bridgeport

72 G Design of Manufacturing Process of a Part for Tele-CommunicationEdwin Divakaran Maria Selvaraj, Jeremy Zheng LiUniversity of Bridgeport

73 G An Adaptive and Automated Framework for the Evaluation of Visualization ToolsDouglas Taggart, Adrian RusuRowan University

74 G UNH Health Services Procedures and Patient Data AnalysisAamani Adepu,Nadiye O. ErdilUniversity of New Haven

75 G Design and Implementation of a Pure Sine Wave Single Phase Inverter for Photovoltaic Applicationsmohamed ali aliBeni-suef University, Egypt

76 G PAOL and Lecture-ViewerEllysha Raelen Recto, Brendan Murphy, Ryan Szeto, Tung PhamUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

77 G Multi-University Distributed Collaboration In Smart Car GamingWalter Buchwald, Nicholas Rosato, Anthony Reid, Nurit Haspel, Andrew Grosovsky, Joel Jean-Claude, Sergio Cunha, Quenica Chen, Jacob Deguire, Caitlin McLain, DeAnna Robear, David McLaughlin, Warren Chan, June McCrae, Brian McDonaldUniversity of Massachusetts Boston

78 UG Using a Speaker System to Describe a Phase Array Antenna SystemBettyRose Santrach, Carlos Palenzuela, Paul Crilly, Richard Hartnett, Ali RezaU.S. Coast Guard Academy

79 UG VHF Hoax Detection Using the MUSIC Algorithm and Software Defined RadiosDanyoung McGarry,Evan Truman,Paul Crilly,Richard Hartnett and Ali RezaU.S. Coast Guard Academy

80 UG Design of Affordable Wind Shear Detection SystemSamantha Gildersleeve, Stephanie Norris, Benny Tortorici, Andrew WilsonRoger Williams University

81 UG Heat Dissipation Design and OptimizationAngelica Maria Perzan and Gregory NevilleRoger Williams University

82 UG PERI Construction Exercise AbTony Sousa, Freddy Rivera, Patrick RahmRoger Williams University

83 UG Site Feasibility Access ProjectTimothy Clarkin, Meagan Connelly, Noelle Laflamme, Tayla MelloRoger Williams University


84 UG Desinging a Unique Fog Generation System to Retrofit a Vintage Pinball MachineRichard Mendoza, Brian Stuckman, Anthony Melkonian, Alexander GilmanRoger Williams University

85 UG Herreshoff Maritime MuseumVanessa Camiolo, Kayla Newton, Zach Turner, Janelle DevereauxRoger Williams University

86 UG ProjectZero: Designing a Netzero HomeConnor Stewart, Jacob Drouse, Felippe Navarro, Nick MamaisRoger Williams University

87 UG Collapsible Kid CruiserZachary Boorman, Richard Freitas, Kristie Kordana, Adam StanleyRoger Williams University

88 UG Assessing Hygrothermal Performance in Curtain Wall Spandrel RegionCollin Crowell, Guleid Mohamood, Cameron SheaRoger Williams University

89 UG Historical Value Adding ConsultantsCameron Wendler, Nick Farland, Justin Taylor, Trevor LarsonRoger Williams University

90 UG Hidden in Plain Sight Wind Energy Conservation SystemConnor Needham, Jeremy Kacher, Rob Hutchins, Mathias Boyle, Susan WoodardRoger Williams University

91 UG Mobile Web GPS ApplicationEric IannacconeFairfield University

92 UG The Role of Mouth Shape on the Fluid Dynamics of Suction FeedingKatherine Mae Pitz, Samantha Canosa, Christopher P. Sanford, Shanon M. ReckingerFairfield University

93 UG Automated Manufacturing Delivery SystemBrendan Peters, Alex Peras, Joseph Mastroluca, Diego Mamani, Jeffrey Denenberg, Shahrokh EtemadFairfield University

94 UG Automation of Metallic Ribbon BendingNicole D’Addio, Darren Mondezie, Rema BhattiFairfield University

95 UG SpinLeafClaudele Pierre, Colin Nerich, Sharoz Seyal, Robert GovernaleFairfield University

96 UG Development of Medical Device: Infrared Bone Mineral Density and Blood Flow MonitorMichael Raymond, Stephanie Sutherby, Rob Garrone, Joe Musubire, Dr. Munden, Dr. U EtemadFairfield University

97 UG Development of Advanced Carbon Fiber Impact Absorption Structure for Formulae F Race CarTimothy Young, Slawek Guzierowicz, Eric Stephen, Chris SmithFairfield University




98 UG Piezoelectric Generators: Supplemental Power Supply Without Changing Social BehaviorTimothy A. Danforth and Dr. Can B. AktasUniversity of New Haven

99 UG Water Self-Sufficient HomesPippa Ellis, Michelle MurphyUniversity of New Haven

100 UG Photovoltaic Solar Array Implementation and Performance Tracking on CampusErika Rose Vargas, Christopher S. Meffert, Can “Jon” AktasUniversity of New Haven

101 UG Expanding the Overall Efficiency of Tomorrow’s Data Centers Through ProcessorWilliam H Putnam, Christopher Martinez, Alice E. FischerUniversity of New Haven

102 UG AFM characterization of Multilayered Graphene film used as Hydrogen SensorYuan You, V.N. Lakshmi, S.K. Sinha, D. Dutta, C.K.Sarkar, S. BasuUniversity of New Haven

103 UG U-RAFT: Single-engine HovercraftSean Claffey, Martin Davis, Ryan Simpson, Nick DeMarco, Mike PasqualeDaniel Webster College

104 UG Collapsible Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (CVAWT)Casey SchaibleDaniel Webster College

105 UG Wave-Source Buoy GeneratorCraig Bridge, Cory Clark, Scott Hiland, Joshua RicciDaniel Webster College

106 UG Automated At Home Brewing SystemNathaniel Caulfield Burr, Juan Catano, Daniel Lopez, Rolli DuduDaniel Webster College

107 UG SAE Advanced Class AircraftPatrick Bourque, Toshihiro Kihara, Nicholas Mura, Shane O’Day, Osayande Omondiagbe, Caitlin ChaffeeDaniel Webster College

108 UG TEDD – The Totally Easy Drink DispenserTimothy Graham, Oliver BatemanDaniel Webster College

109 UG 3D Rapid Prototyping of Prosthetic Cardiac Valves for Biomedical Engineering DesignAdityen Sudhakaran, Allan Chesarone, Marcin Slaczka, Shankar KrishnanWentworth Institute of Technology

110 UG Innovative Surgical Procedure for Aortic Valve ImplantationAllan James Chesarone, Adityen Sudhakaran, Shankar KrishnanWentworth Institute of Technology

111 UG Application of Robotic Assistance to Stereotactic Neurosurgical ProceeduresEmily Trabing, Shankar KrishnanWentworth Institute of Technology

112 UG Design of a Transplantation Donor Organ Preservation System in TransitBrian Finn, Devin Richard, William Williams, Mansour Zenouzi, Shankar KrishnanWentworth Institute of Technology


113 UG Total Knee Replacement: Problems and Solution ApproachesMosa AlzoweleiWentworth Institute of Technology

114 UG Control System For An Active Solar Hot Air CollectorJoshua A. Stewart, Allen Guinoo, Lin LinUniversity of Southern Maine

115 UG Design of a UV LED Curing Cartridge for 3D Inkjet Printing of Electronic Circuits and SensorsRichard Wiswell, Mustafa GuvenchUniversity of Southern Maine

116 UG Design-Build-Test Roof RJason M Willets, James Hubbard, Daniel BleggiNaugatuck Valley Community College

117 UG Using High Sensitivity Pressure Measurements for the Detection of InfrasoundMaxwell PerhamUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

118 UG Classifying Social-Media WebsitesMark Miller, Wei LuKeene State College

119 UG Assessing the Feasibility of Incorporating Phase Change Materials into Hot Mix AsphaltSarah Cote, Paul Bender, Rachel Lewis, Bryan ManningWorcester Polytechnic Institute

120 UG Head and Neck Injuries in FootballMichele MensingWorcester Polytechnic Institute

121 UG Design of STR Bioreactor for Production of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Upstream processing)Nasser Madkhaly,Saleh MatarUniversity of Jazan

122 UG Remote Monitoring and Supervisory Control of Mobile Robots Using Cellular PhonesAbdullah Mohammed Maghfuri, Khaled Mohammed Al-zemam, Ibraheim Saleh KulaibJazan University

123 UG A Methodology for Analyzing and Reducing Building Energy ConsumptionEric Leong, Gregori John TaycoCooper Union

124 UG Wearable Wireless Inertial Sensors for Estimation of Gait Parameters and its integration with Portable Harness Ambulatory System for RehabilitationNaresh Poudel, Neelesh Kumar, Devdas SheetyUniversity of the District of Columbia

125 UG Automatic Glass Bottle OpenerBrett Bernier, Earl HasselmarkUniversity of Hartford

126 UG The Robo: Semi-Autonomous Robot that detects objects and has speech capabilitiesJiles, Krista HillUniversity of Hartford

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2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for the Engineering Educationat the University of BridgeportApril 3-5, 2014Conference ProgramISSN 2332-368X

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